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Friday's draw for the clay-court Grand Slam tournament placed Nadal and Djokovic on the same half of the field, while Roger Federer could face David Ferrer in the other semifinal.

Seven-time champion Rafael Nadal could face top-seeded Novak Djokovic in the French Open semifinals a year after they met to decide the title.

Watching Rafa Nadal churn his way through the claycourt season over the past few weeks, it seems nothing much has changed since his French Open triumph a year ago despite a lengthy injury layoff.

Andy Murray made it official today withdrawing from the French Open. The 26-year-old Murray cited ongoing back issues that he aggravated last week in Rome as the reason.

With his emphatic win today at the Rome Italian Open final, Rafael Nadal improved his head-to-head record over rival Roger Federer to 20-10 and 13-2 on the clay courts.

A routine win turned into a nightmare today for Novak Djokovic. Playing Tomas Berdych, a player he owned 13-1 in their head-to-head, Djokovic led 62, 52 before losing five straight games and eventually the match 26, 75, 64.

Novak Djokovic can't seem to find any consistency on clay courts. And with the French Open less than 10 days away, he will enter Roland Garros on the back of two early defeats.

Fifth seed and six-time champion Rafael Nadal overcame a display of power tennis from qualifier Ernests Gulbis on Thursday to book his place in the Internazionali BNL d'Italia quarter-finals. Nadal survived his second epic encounter in as many weeks with a 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 win in two hours and 38 minutes.

Tomas Berdych recorded his first win in three years over Novak Djokovic on Friday as he battled back from the brink of defeat to reach the semi-finals of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia with a 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 victory.

Rafael Nadal is the undisputed "King of Clay" but the Spaniard only just managed to cling onto his crown at the Rome Masters.

Stanislas Wawrinka, the perennial No. 2 Swiss champion - you can talk about predestination in his Calvinist country, but the simpler explanation is that the courtly Wawrinka and the courteous Roger Federer are just four years apart, competing in the same time span - had a great tournament but in the end great was not good enough because Rafael ... (more)

Britain's Andy Murray moved second behind Novak Djokovic in the ATP men's tennis rankings after reaching the quarter-finals of the Madrid Masters.

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Madrid Open Sunday, it's clear that despite missing significant time over the last year, Rafael Nadal should be a favorite heading into the 2013 French Open.

Internazionali BNL D'Italia PREVIEW TOURNAMENT FAST FACTS Former champions: 2 Rafael Nadal , Novak Djokovic Former finalists: 6 Novak Djokovic , Rafael Nadal , David Ferrer , Stanislas Wawrinka , Roger Federer , Tommy Haas Wild cards: 4 Paolo Lorenzi , Potito Starace , Matteo Viola , Filippo Volandri Qualifiers: 7 To be completed Sunday Youngest in ... (more)

After a disappointing Madrid event, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer will look to get their games back to form in the final tune-up before the French Open.

Rafa Nadal is one win away from a fifth title since returning from injury after the Spanish world number five thumped compatriot Pablo Andujar 6-0 6-4 on Saturday to reach the Madrid Open final.

Nine-time Grammy winner Sheryl Crow will perform an hour-long, pre-race concert before the 55th annual Coke Zero 400 on July 6 at Daytona International Speedway.

And on Friday it looked like the allegations were the furthest thing from Cristiano Ronaldo's and indeed Irina's minds as they were spotted together for the first time at the Nadal vs Ferrer match at the Mutua Madrid Open.

Serena Williams from U.S. returns the ball to Anabel Medina from Spain, during the Madrid Open tennis tournament, in Madrid, Friday, May 10, 2013.